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Chicago Cubs @ Cincinnati Reds

1928-06-29 · Day game · Crosley Field · Att: 2300 · 70°F, cloudy, soaked · 1:26

Cincinnati Reds defeated Chicago Cubs 4–2. Cincinnati Reds put up 2 in the 2nd. Dolf Luque earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	7
CIN	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0		4	13

W: Dolf Luque L: Charlie Root SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Barry McCormick · 1B: Bill Klem · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Clyde Beck	4	0	0	0	0
Freddie Maguire	3	0	2	0	0
Cliff Heathcote	4	1	0	0	0
Hack Wilson	3	1	1	1	1
Riggs Stephenson	4	0	0	1	0
Charlie Grimm	4	0	2	0	0
Gabby Hartnett	4	0	0	0	0
Woody English	4	0	2	0	0
Charlie Root	2	0	0	0	0
Earl Webb	1	0	0	0	0
Kiki Cuyler	1	0	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Hughie Critz	5	3	4	0	0	0
Pid Purdy	3	0	1	2	0	0
High Pockets Kelly	3	0	0	0	1	0
Chuck Dressen	4	0	2	2	0	0
Val Picinich	4	0	2	0	0	0
Curt Walker	4	0	0	0	0	0
Ethan Allen	4	0	3	0	0	0
Hod Ford	4	0	0	0	0	1
Dolf Luque	4	1	1	0	0	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Charlie Root	6.0	9	1	2
Percy Jones	2.0	4	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dolf Luque	9.0	7	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Clyde Beck: 13
Freddie Maguire: D7
Cliff Heathcote: 43.2-3
Hack Wilson: 8

Bot 1

Hughie Critz: S8
Pid Purdy: 43.1-2
High Pockets Kelly: 43.2-3
Chuck Dressen: S8.3-H
Val Picinich: S7.1-3
Curt Walker: 8

Top 2

Riggs Stephenson: 53
Charlie Grimm: S7
Gabby Hartnett: 9
Woody English: CS2(26)

Bot 2

Ethan Allen: S7
Hod Ford: K
Dolf Luque: 64(1)/FO
Hughie Critz: S9.1-3
Pid Purdy: D7.3-H;1-H
High Pockets Kelly: 63

Top 3

Woody English: S1
Charlie Root: 8
Clyde Beck: 43.1-2
Freddie Maguire: HP
Cliff Heathcote: 7

Bot 3

Chuck Dressen: 9
Val Picinich: S8
Curt Walker: 4(B)3(1)/LDP

Top 4

Hack Wilson: 31
Riggs Stephenson: 3/G
Charlie Grimm: D9
Gabby Hartnett: 7/L

Bot 4

Ethan Allen: 53
Hod Ford: 9
Dolf Luque: 4/P

Top 5

Woody English: 53
Charlie Root: 53
Clyde Beck: 63

Bot 5

Hughie Critz: S8
Pid Purdy: 53/SH.1-2
High Pockets Kelly: W
Chuck Dressen: 8/L
Val Picinich: 6/P

Top 6

Freddie Maguire: 8
Cliff Heathcote: 8
Hack Wilson: W
Riggs Stephenson: E1.1-2
Charlie Grimm: 46(1)/FO

Bot 6

Curt Walker: 8
Ethan Allen: S4
Hod Ford: 9
Dolf Luque: K

Top 7

Gabby Hartnett: 8
Woody English: S8
Earl Webb: 46(1)/FO
Clyde Beck: 53

Bot 7

Hughie Critz: S8
Pid Purdy: 7
High Pockets Kelly: 43.1-2
Chuck Dressen: T8.2-H
Val Picinich: 3/FL

Top 8

Freddie Maguire: S7
Cliff Heathcote: 46(1)/FO
Hack Wilson: T8.1-H
Riggs Stephenson: 63.3-H
Charlie Grimm: 7

Bot 8

Curt Walker: 4/L
Ethan Allen: S8
Hod Ford: 64(1)/FO
Dolf Luque: S9.1-3
Hughie Critz: 46(1)/FO

Top 9

Gabby Hartnett: 63
Woody English: 6/P
Kiki Cuyler: 9/L

Notes & reviews

Cloudy, Hot and soggy

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